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title: Triplex on Linux
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Linux support for Triplex is currently experimental. Please give try it out and
give feedback / raise issues.

## Installation

1. [Download Triplex](/download) as an AppImage
1. Right-click the AppImage and allow it to execute as a program
1. Move the AppImage to a folder in your `PATH` to make it easier to launch
   [optional]
1. Open Triplex by double clicking the AppImage

## Creating a new project

On the welcome screen click the "Create / Initialize Project..." button and
select an empty folder to initialize Triplex into. Triplex will initialize a
[TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/) project with some examples to get
you started.

When initialization is complete Triplex will open an example component.

## Initializing an existing project

On the welcome screen click the "Create / Initialize Project..." button and
select an existing repository folder folder to initialize Triplex into. Triplex
will initialize itself and add some examples to get you started. You can also
[manually initialize a project](/docs/setup/manual-setup).

When initialization is complete Triplex will open an example component.

## Next steps

Once you have installed Triplex, these topics will help you get up to speed:

- [Learn the User Interface](/docs/get-started/user-interface) - A quick
  orientation around the editor
- [Project Settings](/docs/get-started/settings) - Learn how to configure the
  editor to your needs
- [Declaring Props](/docs/get-started/declaring-props) - Learn how declaring
  props on your components will appear in the editor
